How can I pause a video played through an HTML embed when closing a custom modal/popup in Webflow?
Published on
September 22, 2023
To pause a video played through an HTML embed when closing a custom modal/popup in Webflow, you can use custom code implementation. Here's how you can achieve it:
- Add a custom attribute to the element that triggers the modal/popup:
- Select the element on your Webflow canvas.
- Go to the Settings panel on the right-hand side.
- Scroll down to the "Attributes" section.
- Click the "+" button to add a new attribute.
- Enter "data-video" as the attribute name and the value as the ID or class of the video embed element.
- Create a close button for the modal/popup:
- Add a button element to your modal or popup design.
- Style it to match your design preferences.
- Add custom code to your Webflow project:
- Go to the Webflow Designer and select the page containing your modal/popup.
- Click on the "Pages" panel on the left-hand side.
- Select the "Before " option under the "Custom Code" section.
- Copy and paste the following code into the code editor:
<script> // Function to close the modal/popup function closeModal() { // Get the video embed element using the data attribute var video = document.querySelector("[data-video]"); // Check if the video embed element exists if (video) { // Pause the video video.pause(); } // Close the modal/popup // Replace '.modal' with your modal/popup selector $('.modal').fadeOut(); } // Click event listener for the close button // Replace '.close-button' with your close button selector $('.close-button').click(function() { closeModal(); });</script>
- Customize the code to match your specific modal/popup:
- Replace '.modal' with your modal/popup selector in the
closeModal
function. - Replace '.close-button' with your close button selector in the event listener.
- Publish your Webflow project:
- Click the "Publish" button in the top-right corner of the Webflow Designer.
- Verify that the video now pauses when closing the modal/popup.
By following these steps, you will be able to pause a video played through an HTML embed when closing a custom modal/popup in Webflow.
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